Borno State government has been urged to focus its infrastructural drive on providing functional drainage systems in Maiduguri and other cities in the State in order to permanently address the perennial flooding disaster ravaging the state.
A Professor of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Studies, Christopher Chinedumuije, who gave the advice in an open letter addressed to Governor Zulum, emphasised that the State was in desperate need of modern drainage systems beyond the overhead bridges being built by the State government.
He expressed worry that Borno State has one of the worst drainage systems in Nigeria, urging the state government to prioritize investing hugely in improving the state's drainage system.
Professor Chinedumuije added that while Borno has struggled over the years with the pains of insurgency and displacement, a new and preventable humanitarian crisis is tightening its grip on the State – flooding.
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